Indian equity bourses touched new
record closing highs on Monday, with Sensex and Nifty gaining around 0.60%
each. After a strong opening, indices remained bullish, as India's factory
output growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production, grew 1.8% in
November 2019, mainly on account of improvement in the manufacturing sector.
Investors remained in optimistic mood, as the Union minister for micro, small
and medium enterprises (MSMEs) Nitin Gadkari said that the Centre is
formulating a scheme to encourage import substitute products in the
manufacturing sector in order to save foreign exchange. Firm trade persisted
over the Dalal Street throughout the trading session, on account of positive
cues from the global markets. Market participants got comfort, amid a report
stating that the country's foreign exchange reserves touched a record high of
$461.157 billion, after it surged by $3.689 billion in the week to January 3.
However, upside remained capped, after the SBI research report stated that the
economic slowdown has adversely impacted employment generation in the country
as nearly 16 lakh fewer jobs are projected to be created in FY20 compared to
89.7 lakh fresh jobs in FY19. Finally, the BSE Sensex gained 259.97 points or
0.62% to 41,859.69, while the CNX Nifty was up by 72.75 points or 0.59% to
12,329.55.
The US markets ended higher on
Monday amid continued optimism about impact of the phase one US-China trade
deal due to be signed later this week. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is scheduled
to visit Washington to sign the deal, which is said to include reduced tariffs
on Chinese goods in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of US agricultural
products. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the agreement calls for China
to purchase $40 to $50 billion worth of US agricultural products annually.
Mnuchin described the agreement as very, very extensive, although the deal will
not completely resolve the trade dispute between the US and China. Sentiments
also got boosted after private reports said the Treasury Department plans to
drop its designation of China as a currency manipulator ahead of the signing of
the deal. A report said the trade agreement will include a section on Chinese
currency practices that addresses many of the concerns raised when the US
applied the manipulator designation last August. Besides, Boston Federal
Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren said that the economic outlook for 2020
is good, as he expects strong labor markets and low inflation to persist. He
warned that central bankers do not have much historical experience of an
environment where the unemployment rate has been so low and inflation so muted,
and that the Fed must therefore be vigilant toward the possibility of higher
inflation and undue risk taking.
Crude oil futures ended lower on
Monday, amid easing worries about US-Iran tensions, resulting in the futures
contract settling at their lowest level in about six weeks. Traders were
looking to a number of monthly oil reports that are set for release this week -
from the Energy Information Administration on Tuesday, the Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries Wednesday and the International Energy Agency on
Thursday. Crude oil futures for February fell 96 cents or 1.6 percent to settle
at $58.08 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. March Brent dropped 78
cents or 1.2 percent to settle at $64.20 a barrel on London's Intercontinental
Exchange.
Rising
for the fifth consecutive day, Indian rupee ended higher against dollar on
Monday, on continued selling of the American currency by exporters and banks
and easing crude oil prices. Sentiments remained buoyant with India's factory
output growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 1.8%
in November 2019, mainly on account of improvement in the manufacturing sector.
The IIP had contracted by 1.4% in August, 4.3% in September and 4% (revised) in
October in 2019. A spectacular relief rally in local equities also supported
the forex sentiment. However, gains remain capped with eminent economist R
Nagaraj's statement that India would need to grow at 9% to achieve the target
of $5 trillion economy by 2024, which currently looks unimaginably ambitious. On
the global front, Sterling extended losses on Monday, after data showed
Britain's economy grew at its weakest annual pace in more than seven years in
November. Finally, the rupee ended at 70.86, 8 paise stronger from its previous
close of 70.94 on Friday.
The
FIIs as per Monday's data were net buyers in equity segment, while they were
net sellers in debt segment. In equity segment, the gross buying was of Rs
4802.05 crore against gross selling of Rs 4143.49 crore, while in the debt
segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 1099.91 crore with gross sales of Rs
1371.49 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross buying was of Rs
160.00 crore against no gross selling.
The US markets ended higher on
Monday fuelled by optimism about the signing of a preliminary US-China trade
deal, as well as upcoming fourth-quarter earnings reports. All the Asian
markets are trading in green on Tuesday as signs of goodwill between China and
the US supported optimism for global growth, with the world's two biggest
economies preparing to formalise a trade-war truce. Indian markets ended at
record highs on Monday propelled by gains in Infosys amid positive industrial
growth data. Today, the start of session is likely to be slightly in green
following positive global cues amid hopes of further measures from government
in the Budget 2020 and optimism over Q3 earnings. Investors will be looking
ahead to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data to be out later in the day.
Though, the upside may remain capped as the government data showed that India's retail inflation spiked to a
five-year high in December, breaching the upper end of the RBI's 2-6 percent
target for the first time since July 2016. Inflation increased notably to 7.35
percent from 5.54 percent in November, driven by higher food prices. In the
same period last year, inflation was 2.11 percent. Also, there may be some
cautiousness with a private report indicating that the production of coarse
grains, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane is expected to decline in the summer
season of 2019-20 due to late monsoon and erratic and heavy rains later.
Traders may take note of report that Markets regulator SEBI has deferred by two
years till April 2022 its directive for companies to separate the roles of
chairman and managing director in view of demand from the corporates and to
keep compliance cost lower amid a slowing economy. Meanwhile, the government is
moving ahead to make Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
as the sole watchdog for all pension products in the country and aims to bring
the amended PFRDA Act in the upcoming budget session. There will be some buzz
in the metal stocks as India imposed anti-subsidy duty for a period of five
years on copper wire rods from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam after
concluding a probe that these imports have impacted domestic players. There
will be some reaction in cement stocks with a private report that amidst
weakened demand conditions, the total installed cement capacity in the country
is expected to cross half a billion tonne this year. MSMEs stocks will be in
focus with private report said that commercial credit to micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs), which had been growing in the past couple of years,
slowed down in the last two quarters. There will be some earnings announcements
too to keep the markets buzzing.
Support and Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE Nifty
|
12,329.55
|
12,297.65
|
12,349.60
|
BSE Sensex
|
41,859.69
|
41,753.76
|
41,932.63
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
|
(in Lacs)
|
Yes Bank
|
1,947.34
|
42.10
|
40.80
|
43.65
|
Tata Motors
|
405.36
|
196.25
|
192.52
|
198.87
|
Infosys
|
369.52
|
773.55
|
759.87
|
782.37
|
SBI
|
236.15
|
330.75
|
328.05
|
334.45
|
Power Grid
|
155.71
|
194.80
|
192.73
|
195.93
|
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